The number of fines issued to patients in England mistakenly or fraudulently claiming free prescriptions has doubled in a year, new figures show. Almost one million fines were handed out in the last year to patients who claimed prescriptions while ineligible - but there are fears that people with long-term conditions and on low incomes are among the worst affected.…

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